Accidents - Self-contained openers - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,018
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	346
6-15 years old:	623
16-25 years old:	214
26-50 years old:	620
50+ years old:	212

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	1,322	Finger:	530
Pubic Region:	77	Mouth:	30
Eyeball:	16	Lower Trunk:	16
All Of Body:	16	Head:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED THE PULL TAB OF A SODA CAN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
THUMB LACERATION, CUT THUMB YESTERDAY ON POP CAN, LEFT W/O TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT TOLD MOM THAT HE SWALLOWED A TAB FROM A SODA CAN.NO CHOKING OR COUGH DX NO EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT. POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SODA CAN TAB. DX. POSS. INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED TAB OPENER DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED *** TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT DRINKING A * WHEN HE SWALLOWED TAB FROM * CAN. FOREIGN BODY SENS ATION IN THROAT. D: ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
FOREIGN BODY PHARYNX - 48 YOM SWALLOWED A SODA CAN POP TOP TAB AND IT G OT STUCK IN HIS THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED BEER TAB. CHANGE IN VOICE AND FEELS IT WHILE SWALLOWING. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
AT HOME OPENING *** SOUP CAN AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEXFINGER. DX LACERATI ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
CUT FINGER ON CAN TAB DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
OPENING CAN OF SOUP AT HOME WHEN LAC L 3RD FINGER ON PULL CAN LID DX 1.5 CM LAC L 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED A PULL TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Self-contained openers
PT WALKING FROM SCHOOL A GROUP OF KIDS THREW POP CANS @ HIM AND PROCEEDED TO BEAT UP PT. LOC AND NAUSEA. DX HEAD INJURY /ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers, Metal containers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE POP TAB O F A POP CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Self-contained openers
PT. DRINKING A 6 PACK OF BEER, C/O DECREASED LOC. DX. ACUTE ETOH INTOXI CATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
16 YOM SWALLED A POP TAB OFF HIS SODA CAN FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - 60 YOF SWALLOWED AN ALUMINUM POP TOP FROM SODA CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED A *** CAN TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
LACERATION RT.THUMB.PT.REFERS OPENING A CAN.;LACERATION TO RT.THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
METAL FB IN STOOL-@ HOME-CHILD PASSED 1/2 OF METAL SODA CAN TAB THAT SH E HAD APPARENTLY PREVIOUSLY INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
R IND FING LAC/38YOF OPENING CAN OF CORN AT HOME AND KEY BROKE OFF. PT PULLED ON LID CUTTING TIP OF FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
PT. CUT RT. HAND / THUMB WHILE TRYING TO OPEN PULL TAB CAN DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
STATES HE SWALLOWED A SODA TAB DX INGESTED SODA TAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWD SODA POP CAN TAB. DX: SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED PIECE OF METAL FROM CAN OF FRUIT WITH POP TOP LID. NO SHORTNESS OF BREATH. D:SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT. REPORTS CAN TOP STUCK IN THROAT FOR 1 HR. DX. ESOPHAGEAL IRRITATIO N DUE TO FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Self-contained openers
FOREIGN OBJECTS IN VAGINA-PT SENT FROM STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL AFTER STIC KING METAL SODA TABS AND CAPS IN HER VAGINA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Self-contained openers
C/O PAIN (R) INDEX FINGER. CUT FINGER W/ PULL TAB 2-3DAYS AGO. SQUEEZED PUSS FROM FINGER. DX:(R)INDEX FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED SOFT DRINK TAB. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PATIENT SWALLOWED POP CAN TAB AT CHURCH, NO CHOKING OR BREATING DIFFICU LTY; TAB IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED A LID OF A SODA CAN. DX. INGESTION OF F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
FOREIGN OBJECT ESOPHAGUS - 13 YOM WAS CHEWING ON A PLASTIC PULL TAB FRO M ORANGE JUICE CONTAINER AND "INHALED" THE TOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
FB INGESTED-SWALLOWED A *** CAN TOP TAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PATIENT SWALLOWED METAL TAB FROM POP CAN, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFI CULTY; ACCIDENTAL FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED *** CAN TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED PULL TAB ON SODA CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED TOP OF POP CAN, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOW SODA CAN TABF B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED CAN TAB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT INGESTED POP CAN PULL TAB DX: ESOPHAGIAL IRRITATION, RULE OUT FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED A FLIP-TOP FROM A SODA CAN DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED A SODA TAB. NO BREATHING DIFFICULTY. D:FOREIGN BODY INGEST ION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Self-contained openers
PT PUT POP CAN PULL TAB IN MOUTH AND IT WAS STUCK IN TEETH.DX: ORAL FB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED METAL TAB OF POP CAN AT SCHOOLDX: FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED SODA CAN TOPDX: SWALLOWED SODA CAN TOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED A CAN TAB, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED POP TAB OF SODA CAN DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
GASTRITIS; DIARRHEA, PT SWALLOWED THE TAB OFF OF A POP CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED A PULL TABDX INJESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Self-contained openers
SENT FROM STATE SCHOOL.VOMITING 1/31.REPORTED TO HAVE INSERTED *** CANT AB IN RECTUM FEW DAYS AGO.DX HX RECTAL FB W/ VOMITING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT TO ER FOR EXAM FOR POSSIBLY SWALLOWING A BEER CAN TAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Self-contained openers
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT POPPED OFF TAB FROM POP CAN AND IT FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED A *** CAN TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED A TAB OFF OF A SODA CAN - VOMITED AFTERWARDS. D: SWALLOW ED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
DX: SWALLOWED A METAL SODA CAN TABDX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
CUT HIS FINGER ON A POP- TOP CAN. DX. FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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